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On Wednesday, as U.S. District Court Judge James Zagel charged the jury, Patti Blagojevich knitted in the courtroom, while her husband, disgraced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, and his brother Robert, the co-indictees in the corruption case, leaned back in their chairs and watched.

A new audio tour in Klingon will guide Trekkers through the spelunking frontier of Australia's Jenolan Caves. The Star Trek-inspired Klingon alien language can now direct cave visitors through a self-guided tour.

Twitter Will Now Suggest People You Might Be Interested In StalkingIt can be tough to find fascinating people to follow on Twitter, but now and then you'll find someone whose tweets perfectly match your interests and you'll wish there were more people like that. Well, now Twitter will help you find those folks—if they exist.

As he sits in the Bell County Jail, accused of the Nov. 5 Fort Hood shooting that left 13 dead, Maj. Nidal Hasan continues to receive his monthly U.S. Army paycheck, which based on his rank and experience is probably more than $6,000. Bank of America closed his account and no area bank so far has agreed to open an account for the Army psychiatrist.

Sure credit cards are just one of the things that got the world into a financial mess, but if you know what you’re doing they can also take you on that dream vacation. Bonuses and promotions can pay for your airfare, but don’t charge an infinite amount of umbrella drinks to your hotel room thinking you’re just paying for the next trip.

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NOAA has released an annual report detailing the state of the climate for the past twenty years. Each year, the message is the same. The world is warming. This past year was no different.

For too long the question has been, what's going on in Ron Artest's head? The real question should be, what's happening on Ron Artest's head? A picture is worth a thousand words, ...

If you ever wanted a job smoking marijuana, you'll want to read this.

Some researchers are becoming convinced that calcium supplements not only provide no benefit for post-menopausal women, but that they can even be harmful, increasing the risk of heart attacks by nearly a third.

The trailer will take your anticipation level up a notch and shows you a glimpse of the battle that lies ahead come September 14.

President Obama rode into office on a wave of progressive enthusiasm. But, for many reasons, that has given way to progressive disillusionment.

Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) was abruptly torn away from a live radio interview Friday when a policeman pulled him over and told him to hang up the phone.

Earlier this month, Toyota applied to renew its long-expired trademark on the Supra name in the United States. Although the company is mostly mum on the subject, an easy-to-reach conclusion would suggest that Toyota could revive the historic badge for its upcoming FT-86 sports car.

Gov. Chris Christie said today he was surprised that Rutgers University turned down an opportunity to be the lone grower of the state's medical marijuana crop ....

A Defcon contest that invites contestants to trick employees at U.S. corporations into revealing not-so-sensitive data has rattled some nerves.

The cast and crew of Mad Men do a great job of transporting viewers to another time and place. But what influence has Jon Hamm's Golden Globe winning character Don Draper had on your working style?

Microsoft today disclosed that version nine of its Internet Explorer Web browser will have a beta release in September.

Two out of three Fortune 500 companies are located in 10 primary states and the industries with the largest profits may surprise you.